Chain Gang of Love

2003 studio album by The Raveonettes

Chain Gang of Love

Studio album by

The Raveonettes

Released| 25 August 2003
Recorded| 2003
Genre| Garage rock, noise pop, indie rock[1]
Length| 33:08
Label| Columbia
Producer| Richard Gottehrer, Sune Rose Wagner
The Raveonettes chronology
| Whip It On
(2002)  | Chain Gang of Love
(2003)  | Pretty in Black
(2005)

|
|

Singles from  Chain Gang of Love

1. "That Great Love Sound"
Released: 18 August 2003[2]
2. "Heartbreak Stroll"
Released: 17 February 2004[3]
3. "Remember"
Released: Promo Only[4]

Chain Gang of Love is debut studio album by the Danish rock duo, The Raveonettes. The album was released in 2003 by Sony Records and was co-produced by Richard Gottehrer, who had previously worked on hit albums by Blondie, the Go-Go's and Richard Hell & the Voidoids.[5] All of the songs, but two, are under 3 minutes long and are written in the key of B flat major; a concept similar to their previous record, Whip It On, whose tracks had a similar length and were written in the key of B flat minor.

The album peaked at #123 in the U.S. charts and at #43 in the UK.[6][7]

"That Great Love Sound" was featured on the soundtrack of FIFA 2004

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 77/100[8]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [9]
Alternative Press| 4/5[10]
Blender| [11]
Entertainment Weekly| B+[12]
The Guardian| [13]
Pitchfork| 7.1/10[5]
Q| [14]
Rolling Stone| [15]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [16]
Slant Magazine| [17]

Chain Gang of Love received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".[8]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner, except where noted

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

1.| "Remember"|  | 2:41
2.| "That Great Love Sound"| Richard Gottehrer, Wagner| 3:16
3.| "Noisy Summer"|  | 2:24
4.| "The Love Gang"|  | 2:16
5.| "Let's Rave On"|  | 1:55
6.| "Dirty Eyes (Sex Don't Sell)"|  | 2:26
7.| "Love Can Destroy Everything"|  | 2:54
8.| "Heartbreak Stroll"|  | 2:26
9.| "Little Animal"|  | 3:09
10.| "Untamed Girls"|  | 1:44
11.| "Chain Gang of Love"|  | 2:36
12.| "The Truth About Johnny"|  | 2:36
13.| "New York Was Great"|  | 2:48

Japanese bonus track[18]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

14.| "C'mon Everybody"| Eddie Cochran| 2:29

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Raveonettes - A Class Act". Clash. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
2. ^ "The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound - Single". Discogs. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
3. ^ "The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll - Single". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
4. ^ "The Raveonettes - Remember - Single". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
5. ^ a b Petrusich, Amanda (13 November 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
6. ^ "Chain Gang of Love Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
7. ^ "Chain Gang Of Love". Acharts.us. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
8. ^ a b "Reviews for Chain Gang of Love by The Raveonettes". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
9. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "The Chain Gang of Love – The Raveonettes". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
10. ^ "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". Alternative Press (182): 116. September 2003.
11. ^ Power, Tony (September 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang Of Love". Blender (19): 128. Archived from the original on 20 February 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
12. ^ Hermes, Will (5 September 2003). "Chain Gang of Love". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
13. ^ Peschek, David (15 August 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
14. ^ "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". Q (206): 109. September 2003.
15. ^ Levy, Joey (18 September 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang Of Love". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
16. ^ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Raveonettes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 679. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
17. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (6 September 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
18. ^ "The Raveonettes - Chain Gang of Love (Bonus Version)". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-12-12.

* v
* t
* e

The Raveonettes

* Sune Rose Wagner
* Sharin Foo

Studio albums|

* Chain Gang of Love
* Pretty in Black
* Lust Lust Lust
* In and Out of Control
* Raven in the Grave
* Observator
* Pe'ahi
* 2016 Atomized

EPs|

* Whip It On
* Sometimes They Drop By
* Beauty Dies
* Wishing You a Rave Christmas
* Into the Night

Compilations|

* Rarities/B-Sides

Singles|

* "Attack of the Ghost Riders"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

|

*[No.]: Number
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template